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The 1977 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France was a series of nine matches played by the New Zealand national rugby union team (the All Blacks) in Italy and France in October and November 1977. The All Blacks won eight of their nine games, losing only the first of the two internationals against France.
Opposing Team | For | Against | Date | Venue |
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Italy President's XV | 17 | 9 | 22 October | Padua [1] |
French Selection | 45 | 3 | 26 October | Stade Municipale, Brive [2] |
French Selection (South-East) | 12 | 10 | 29 October | Stade Municipal, Lyon [3] |
French Selection (Languedoc) | 12 | 6 | 1 November | Perpignan [4] |
French Selection (South-West) | 34 | 12 | 5 November | Stade Armandie, Agen [5] |
French Selection (South-West) | 38 | 22 | 8 November | Stade Municipal, Bayonne [6] |
FRANCE | 13 | 18 | 11 November | Stadium Municipal, Toulouse [7] |
French Selection | 30 | 3 | 15 November | Stade Chanzy, Angoulême [8] |
FRANCE | 15 | 3 | 19 November | Parc des Princes, Paris [9] |
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